Just to let you know, PSN will be down in the EU, tomorrow, so those of you using f**PSN, don’t worry, you aren’t doing anything wrong, so no need to make numerous threads regarding problems with that app, here is a quote from the source:
PlayStation Network is offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:05 on Wednesday 9 March 2011 until 03:00 on Thursday 10 March 2011, GMT.
During the maintenance, you will be unable to access the following services:
* PlayStation Store on PS3 and PSP.
* PlayStation Network Account Management.
* PlayStation Network Account Registration.In addition, you will not be able to sign in to PlayStation Network from eu.playstation.com. If you wish to play online during the maintenance, please ensure you sign in to PSN before 16:05 on Wednesday 9 March 2011.
During this maintenance, you can continue to collect in-game trophies and these will be updated on your profile once PlayStation Network is back up and running.
If you have any questions about this down time, feel free to visit the official PlayStation Forums at community.eu.playstation.com where you can post your query and a member of the moderation team will get back to you.
For the latest maintenance updates, visit the PlayStation Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com, keep an eye on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SonyPlayStation and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/PLAYSTATIONEU.
03-08-2011
09:01 PM
Hmmm I wonder what they're up to
Thanks for the news though
03-08-2011
09:21 PM
Thanks for the heads up.
03-08-2011
09:26 PM
And so is North America.8:00am pst-7:00 pm pst
03-08-2011
09:38 PM
I hope this doesn't spell the end of F*ckPSN!
03-08-2011
09:47 PM
Sony has been having problems with their servers for the past month.I guess it's called a F**KED PSN.
03-08-2011
10:46 PM
this is a big maintence
i am afraid that we have to say bye to f*ckpsn
03-08-2011
11:15 PM
Hopefully this is just to prepare for Firmware 3.60; they need to release that already so that all the people who have found hacks for 3.56 can release...none of them want to waste a good security hole on 3.56
03-09-2011
12:14 AM
I smell a ban wave
03-09-2011
12:56 AM
Couldnt agree more!!
03-09-2011
01:48 AM
Accepting blank consoleids was a huge mistake by $ony, not their first huge mistake as we know :P
But they're correcting everything they can, and this is by far the easiest thing to fix.
Most likely we will have to find a new way to bypass bans. (like a valid id generator for example)
03-09-2011
04:10 AM
spyware enforcement lol
03-09-2011
04:19 AM
The scheduled maintenance now includes ALL REGIONS
03-09-2011
04:27 AM
I hope it is just in preparation for the new firmware....
That said I have a sneaky suspicion that F***PSN will cease to function afterwards....The fact the network itself will continue to function - it's just signup that won't be working might suggest it's the actual authentication part that's being updated? right?
Also quick Qn about CFM releases - Is there a technical reason that 3.56 CFWs haven't started being released? I thought when we had the master key it was total end game and there wasn't a lot sony could do to impede us....Have they done something clever?
I should say I'm not asking this from an impatient point of view - devs have lives and it takes as long as it takes. It's more intellectual interest - what has Sony changed? or is it just that there is little motivation presently given work arounds for new games have been found for 3.55 and F***PSN means that we can still get PSN access?
03-09-2011
04:28 AM
sony r coming look out eu
03-09-2011
04:53 AM
1.) 3.56 adds almost nothing to 3.55; there is the rootkit that they added (no one wants that), and a few games that need 3.56...and you can download those games for 3.55 if you are dumb enough to buy them only to realize that they don't work. (or you could just pirate them; normally I don't condone piracy...but if they want to prevent sales so much that they are blocking us from installing the retail version and the patches, then we wouldn't want to go against them by purchasing their games)
2.) Everyone was expecting 3.60 to get released a long time ago; 3.56 was not meant to be around this long. The day after we see a 3.56 CFW, 3.60 will get released...and the security hole they use will be known, patched, and useless. A few hackers have claimed to break 3.56 now; but none of them are releasing anything. Some claim it is to keep themselves out of court, but the real reason is that a 3.56CFW would be pointless.
03-09-2011
05:01 AM
I smell possible bans and a F**k PSN fix.
Sony will not be just rebooting servers and removing dead accounts today.
No sir... no sir.
03-09-2011
05:22 AM
Hailfire101
sony are not that stupid banhammer (HOW address)
03-09-2011
05:45 AM
Sony is just NOT prepared. They didn't implement as much checks as MS in they're Live! service. I've always had an impression that Japanese guys didn't quite catch the "online" gaming. They were always behind Americans in that matter. And, I AM NOT AN AMERICAN :-) I think that Sony trusted they're console security too much and they didn't prepare the service.
MS was more careful and they implemented as much checks as it was possible at the time of creating the service. They knew, that the console is made my serveral companys and there will be trouble (like the DVD Firmware customisation). But look at Live - it's still quite well protected.
03-09-2011
06:02 AM
Everybody who plays COD BO knows there are problems with PSN. I can't even get my NAT type "open" if I don't start COD MW2 first (ok, that might be a software problem). And if my NAT=open there are several connection lost problems a day. I assume the BO servers will also be looked at because PSN doesn't pass 800.000 users to the BO servers at that time so the BO servers can also be maintained. and besides that BO problems, downloading DLC's (not only BO DLC) isn't that fast also.
Sony doesn't take their whole network down, only part by part. Logged in users will be transfered to servers that keep working. Nothing to do with authentication but with the number of users the servers that are working can handle.
CFW 3.56 is only interesting for people who are at OFW 3.56. A CFW 3.55 user can do everything a OFW user can do so why CFW 3.56? and only PSN will never be the reason to jailbreak the latest OFW.
Also "we" don't have all keys, Geohot claims he has them. We only have a 3.55 key that, according to Geohot, was generated with this "masterkey".
So no panic people. We can't change anything so let's see first what will happen. I don't think there will change anything except better server traffic.
So far only cheaters are banned and I hope Sony keeps it that way. I am a normal (??) user who doesn't cheat and pays for all my games and my DLC's.
One question about payments to Sony (we know you read all our posts
03-09-2011
06:23 AM
I know here in the uk we pay tax on everything we purchase in the price we pay.
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03-09-2011
06:27 AM
dont want to say **** sorry PM me
03-09-2011
06:34 AM
I'll think that this major update from Sony also import a IP-check, based on the "IP-lists" they obtained from Google and Youtube.
03-09-2011
06:36 AM
think about the people who are on orginal firmware and dont want nothing to do with custom firmware and then you go and grab there id and get it banned.
03-09-2011
06:40 AM
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03-09-2011
07:04 AM
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03-09-2011
07:08 AM
i think sony are doing something about hackers with this one, i mean they are actually going to shut it down to really get it working.
I think they may black list anonymous console id's or blank id's ... possibly implement more detection features.
funny how quickly sony react when their money is being lost, but when we want more features in psn they really don't care.
03-09-2011
08:12 AM
Sony boss: F**k it, just don't tell anyone we did. We don't have to tell anyone why we kick them of PSN. Just tell them traces of CFW are detected on their PS3.
Just hypothetical but it is possible.
The decision of the judge to give Sony access to the list of all visitors of Geohot his site was very wrong. They don't care from witch region the visitors are, they wanted a scare tactics weapon and they got it from the judge.
But like i said before, till now Sony is very kind for us normal users and I hope it stays that way. I don't have a problem with cheaters being banned, they deserve it. But normal users who pay for everything and behave normally shouldn't be banned.
03-09-2011
08:13 AM
I smell gas
03-09-2011
08:27 AM
I shall be watching this one & 2morra when i awake from my sweaty flea infested pit i will f__k sony i mean test f__kPsn-v0.6 before i have my morning piss, if im Banned so what,,
I'm waiting on the day the small hackers create the ultimate console combinding ps3,xbox360 & wii all into one diskless masterpiece.... "Dreams"",,, then money boys like m$ & phoney sony will wanna play nice with the real geniuses ... thats my moan as it looks like i wont be playing online tonite..."Thanks sony for f__king up my evening.... hope we can play 2morra...
Cheers for heads up, even though i would of come here if i didnt get connect 2nite...
Keep up the good work guys
03-09-2011
11:37 AM
still online with f*ckpsn
03-09-2011
07:58 PM
Still online with fpsn